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Replica - 1 Dollar Farmington Bank
| Issuer | Farmington Bank |
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| Type | Replica banknote |
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| Obverse description | Two allegorical female figures flank a central eagle vignette: the left figure holds a scroll and spear with a shield, owl, and books at her feet; the right raises a Phrygian cap on a spear with the American crest below. The central eagle with outstretched wings bears the American crest, flanked by a sailing vessel at left and a building at right. FACSIMILE overprint confirms replica status. |
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| Reverse lettering | ONE ONE |
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The Farmington Bank was chartered in Farmington, Connecticut in 1823, one of dozens of small New England state banks that proliferated before federal banking legislation reined in the era's chaotic note issuance. New England Bank Note Co. and Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson were among the most reputable security printers of the antebellum period — the latter firm eventually merging into the American Bank Note Company in 1858, which provides a useful terminus for dating notes bearing their imprint.
This is a replica. The original's collector value lies almost entirely in its documentary interest as a specimen of Connecticut free banking practice.